Nonacid meat decontamination technologies: Model studies and commercial applications

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 171-188

  Sofos, John N ^a   Smith, Gary C ^a  

^a Center for Meat Safety and Quality   (United States)

Author keywords

Commercial application; Decontamination; Meat

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COUNT; CARCASS; CATTLE; CHICKEN; CONFERENCE PAPER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD QUALITY; LAMB; MEAT; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA; TECHNOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHLORINE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MALE; MEAT; OXIDES; PHOSPHATES; PILOT PROJECTS; POULTRY; STEAM; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; WATER;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0032506298     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(98)00136-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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